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McGraw Is Here to Confer With “Pennant Park’ ForcesHighly Pleased With Progress Thus Far; Outlines PlansScores of friends and business associates of John J. McGraw were waiting for him at the Seaboard station yesterlay when he a r rived here from New York. From that moment until he disappears from sight into the Mira Mar Ho tel at midnight he was certainly one busy man.“Worse than fighting through : World's Series,” aid Mr. McGrav last night when he was at last abl to break loose from his business affairs for a moment before turn ing in for a short night.This morning at daybreak Mr McGraw will start for Miami b} motor with Jack Rottaliata, genera sales manager of the A S. Skinne. organization, at the wheel.All day yesterday Mr. McGraw was busier than a rabbit eating pie plant. There were at least ; dozen consultations at which Ik i had to be pesent and there wor j scores of problems to be solved At times his decisions were snap ped out in the manner character istic of him on the ball field.“Mr. A. S. Skinner and his or ganziation have been doing won derful work,” said Mr. McGraw “The pre-rdevelopment purchase: of homesites have astounded me We have been receiving check: from all parts of Florida and eve? from the North in great quantities The Florida newspapers sureh must havevi wide circulation out side this s$te.”Mr. McGraw was busy all day with lawyers, contractors, his bu siness associates and others and contant fit re - of t-eh. yranis poured forth from his immediate vicini tv. Within the day he closed up and completed all the transaction that had been awaiting his returr and in the evening attended tin meeting of the sales force of A. S Skinner’s organization.The men who will be the majors captains and lieutenants in his or ganization were all waiting anx iously to meet him. Many of then had never come into personal con tact with John McGraw and the? were more than atonished at meet ing a ocurteous, affable gentleman where they had feared to meelt; a martinet. They knew if his rep utation as a man who got the las^ ounce of effort out of his men bu they had never realized that he hac obtained his results by a huma? friendliness and kindness that hac made every man who had eve’ played on a team for him a life long and staunch friend.It was evident from the attitudeof the salesmen at the meeting tha 1 their loyalty to John McGraw wiP| equal that of his ball play- rs.He made a short talk to thlt; salesmen telling them what he wanted them to do and at t . i nn elusion of his confidential address to them he was greeted whi: ; round of rousing the ? .Mr. McGraw will be in X e u York early nevt week and will at tend the meeting of the Nationa' league and the annual joint meeting of the American and Nationa1 teams. At this meeting all the problems that have arisen among the sixteen clubs during the las' year will be sctted and a tentative shedule will be arranged.One of Mr. McGraw’s fir^t acts was to arrange for an immediate-employment of a number of work-1 men to begin the clearing, grading! and building lt;i the wide, spacious Iadin^ 11 beintonamedPennant I Mathew -boulevard Park that wi son Avenue.This work wiU be rushed as juiekly as possible in order that all isitors to Pennant Park will be \ble to driv • straight through the shore of Sarasota Bay.tHawaiian Islands Governor Submits Annual StatemenWASHINGTON. D.c. 5. -prompt and unquestioned reeogni ion of American citizens hor? n the Hawaiian islands when the.' re traveling to any other part c he United States, was urged ir he an.nun) report of W. R. Far inuton. Governor of Hawaiinade public today by SecretaryWork.Tins e ult; was brought about he report declared by the refusal of immigration officials atlawaiian ports to accept*birth cer ifieat.t ued under territoria uithority. The territorial legislature has authorized a commissior o come to this country to call at-entien to the situation in an of-‘ort to obtain relief.The report said that condition: generally in the islands were sat sfactory, and that business wit! he mainland amounted to $176,-540.691, during the last fiscal *ear. Experts to foreign coun vies were valued at $ 1,504,54 ( ind imports $9,657,129.Activities of the Hawaiian lomes Commission were described .s being so satisfactory in setting inds bv America ncitizens oi lawaiian ancestry that an exten-ion of its work to additional ireas is believed justified.Governor Farrington described he increased number of touristsMd.,/isitiilewmonTin;o Be :cedolt; jasse sum inMIiv.$
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